WORLD PEACE DAY SEPT 21 - SHAPING PEACE TOGETHER




THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY DECLARED THAT SEPTEMBER 21  SHOULD BE ANNUALLY OBSERVED AS INTERNATION DAY OF PEACE, AS A DAY OF GLOBAL CEASEFIRE AND NON-VIOLENCE.  IT IS A DAY WHEN NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD ARE INVITED TO HONOR A CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES DURING THE DAY.  THIS DAY HAS MARKED PERSONAL AND PLANETARY PROGRESS TOWARDS PEACE.  IT ENCOURAGED PEOPLE WORLDWIDE TO WORK IN COOPERATION FOR THIS GOAL.
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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE ALSO KNOWN AS PEACE DAY IS A DAY FULL OF ACTIVITES AND EVENTS CENTERED ON THE THEME 'PEACE' WHICH INCLUDE INTERFAITH PEACE CEREMONIES, LIGHTING CANDLES, PEACE CHOIR, PEACE PRAYERS, TREE PLANTING FOR PEACE, PROMOTING PEACE BY ART EXHIBITIONS, PICNICS FOR PEACE OR PEACE WALKS AND OBSERVING A MINUTE OF SILENCE FOR PEACE.



A WHITE DOVE IS GENERALLY A SIGN FOR PEACE.  THE DOVE REPRESENT HOPE FOR PEACE OR A PEACE OFFERING FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER.  THE PEACE DOVE FLYING WITH AN OLIVE BRANCH IN ITS BEAK IS ONE OF THE MOST COMMONLY FEATURED SYMBOL AS IT RESPRESENTS  STILL IN FLIGHT TO REMIND PEOPLE OF ITS ROLE AS MESSENGER.


THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC IT IS CLEAR THAT OUR COMMON ENEMY IS A VIRUS THAT IS THREATENING OUR HEALTH, SECURITY AND WAY OF LIFE.  IT FORCIBLY REMINDS US THAT WHAT HAPPENS IN ONE PART OF THE PLANET CAN IMPACT PEOPLE.  WE MUST FOCUS ON THE BATTLE AGAINST THIS UNPRECEDENTED GLOBAL PANDEMIC.  AS WE STRUGGLE TO DEFEAT COVID-19 THE VOICE OF EACH PERSON IS MORE IMPORTANT AND MUCH NEEDED.  

THIS IS A YEAR OF LISTENING AND LEARNING.  IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES OF PHYSICAL DISTANCING, THIS DAY WILL BE DEDICATED TO FOSTERING DIALOGUE AND COLLECTING IDEAS.  THE WORLD WILL BE INVITED TO UNITE AND SHARE THOUGHTS ON HOW TO WEATHER THIS STORM, HEAL OUR PLANET AND CHANGE IT FOR THE BETTER.  WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STAND NEXT TO EACH OTHER BUT WE CAN STILL DREAM TOGETHER


THE 2020 THEME FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE IS "SHAPING PEACE TOGETHER".  CELEBRATE THE DAY BY SPREADING COMPASSION, KINDNESS AND HOPE IN THE FACE OF THE PANDEMIC.  TO MARK ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY, THE UN HAS INVITED MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WORLDWIDE TO JOIN UN75, THE LARGEST REACHING GLOBAL CONVERSATION ON BUILDING THE PEACEFUL AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE THAT WE WANT.  WE MUST STAND TOGETHER WITH THE UN AGAINST ATTEMPTS TO USE THE VIRUS TO PROMOTE DISCRIMINATION OR HATRED.  JOIN HANDS TO SHAPE PEACE TOGETHER



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